6.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations in which

a) observations are made involving fine discrimination between similar objects and organisms;

b) precise and approximate measurements are recorded;

c) scale models are used to estimate distance, volume, and quantity;

d) hypotheses are stated in ways that identify the independent and dependent variables;

e) a method is devised to test the validity of predictions and inferences;

f) one variable is manipulated over time, using many repeated trials;

g) data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and reported using metric measurements and tools;

h) data are analyzed and communicated through graphical representation;

i) models and simulations are designed and used to illustrate and explain phenomena and systems; and

current applications are used to reinforce science concepts